Grant Review Process

TPC Grantee School on Wheels

The Philanthropy Connection is a collective giving organization. Each year, approximately one-half of our 250+ members volunteer to evaluate Letters of Intent and Grant Proposals. Volunteers are organized into six to eight person Grant Review Teams and three Team leaders are appointed: a Captain and Deputy, and a Finance Lead responsible for evaluating an applicant’s financial statements. Here is how our grants process operates internally:

December 2017
• Team leaders participate in training sessions focused on TPC’s rigorous and systematic grant evaluation process.
• Each Grant Review Team evaluates a set of Letters of Intent (LOIs) applications, due to TPC on December 11, 2017 at 5 pm, EST.

January 2018:
• Each Team reviews its LOIs and determines which non-profit organizations will be invited to submit a Full Proposal, notifying applicants on January 26, 2018.

February 2018:
• Teams evaluate full proposals, due to TPC on February 23, 2018 at 5 pm, EST.

March 2018:
• Teams determine which non-profits will be asked for site visits, notifying applicants on March 26, 2018.

April 2018:
• Teams conduct site visits.

May 2018:
• Teams recommend applicants for TPC’s ballot.
• Each TPC member receives a ballot, and casts her vote for which applicants receive funding, with non-profits notified of voting results by May 29, 2018.
• TPC holds its Annual Meeting and Grants Announcement on May 31, 2018, and grantees attend and celebrate with us.

The Philanthropy Connection’s mission is to inspire, teach, and enable all generations of women to engage in collective philanthropy in order to provide grants to charitable organizations that improve the quality of life for low-resource individuals and families living in Massachusetts.